Roderick Kramer: How Do Trustworthy Leaders Behave?

Loren Mooney, Insights, September 19, 2014 It can be easy to trust too quickly, especially when a leader is affable, has an impressive résumé, and tells you what you want to hear. In 30 years of surveying senior executives, social psychologist Roderick Kramer has...

The Three Foundations of Effective CEOs

Stanislav Shekshnia, Kirill Kravchenko and Nadezda Kokotovic, Insead, October 1, 2014 CEOs agree that there are some essential traits and competencies fundamental to success. The three main qualities indispensable for making it to the top of the corporate ladder are...

Weighing Honesty Against Self-Interest

Teagan Wall, The Huffington Post, September 16, 2014 The tradeoff between honesty and self-interest isn’t always blatantly apparent, but it plays a role in a wide range of personal and professional decisions. Studies have shown that, in general, individuals...

Twitter, MIT launch $10 million social media lab

Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe, October 1, 2014 The popular social network Twitter is handing over to data scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s famed Media Lab every message ever tweeted. It’s part of a five-year $10 million...

So Derek Jeter’s Starting a Blog

Kavitha A. Davidson, BloombergView, October 1, 2014 Fresh off his final game, the retired Yankees captain, known for his guarded public persona, has launched a website to directly connect athletes to their fans. In his inaugural post on the Players’...